Dictionary of Americanisms: A Glossary of Words and Phrases Usually Regarded as Peculiar to the United States |
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... common terms of plants , trees , and fruits of the United States , as well as of those which enter into our commerce . These , being familiar words of our language , seem as worthy of being noted and explained as others . For valuable ...
... common terms of plants , trees , and fruits of the United States , as well as of those which enter into our commerce . These , being familiar words of our language , seem as worthy of being noted and explained as others . For valuable ...
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... common expression in the Western States . Above one's huckleberry is a vulgarism of the same signification . I shall not attempt to describe the curiosities at Peale's Museum ; it is above my bend . Crockett , Tour down East . - Above ...
... common expression in the Western States . Above one's huckleberry is a vulgarism of the same signification . I shall not attempt to describe the curiosities at Peale's Museum ; it is above my bend . Crockett , Tour down East . - Above ...
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... common expression in Pennsylvania among the illiterate to mean " all gone . " Thus a servant will say , potatoes is all any more , i . e . are all gone ; or she will say simply , " They's all . " " The All - Day . Continuing a whole day ...
... common expression in Pennsylvania among the illiterate to mean " all gone . " Thus a servant will say , potatoes is all any more , i . e . are all gone ; or she will say simply , " They's all . " " The All - Day . Continuing a whole day ...
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... common in Pennsylvania . Anchovy Pear . ( Grias cauliflora . ) A fruit of Jamaica . It is large , contains a stone , and is esculent . This plant is imperfectly known to botanists , and does not yet appear to be classed . Ancient ...
... common in Pennsylvania . Anchovy Pear . ( Grias cauliflora . ) A fruit of Jamaica . It is large , contains a stone , and is esculent . This plant is imperfectly known to botanists , and does not yet appear to be classed . Ancient ...
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... common in New England . A sense The English appear to use the word only in the sense of " one who applies for any thing , " in which sense it is most commonly employed by us . Appointable . That may be appointed or constituted ; as ...
... common in New England . A sense The English appear to use the word only in the sense of " one who applies for any thing , " in which sense it is most commonly employed by us . Appointable . That may be appointed or constituted ; as ...
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